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Valentine’s Day (V-Day) is on the horizon. Some of us have special plans for next Thursday, February 14, including dinner reservations, a fun night out, or an overnight stay at a romantic hotel. Others have splurged on special gifts such as jewelry, and have plans

It’s been ten weeks since I got my new knee. With the help of my fiancée, Lisette, and my physical therapist, I’ve made my way from a hospital bed to a walker to crutches to a cane—and from opioid pain meds to an occasional Extra

I join millions of adoring fans celebrating the life and works of our beloved Mary Oliver. The ways she lifted and touched our hearts are sure to live on agelessly across the miles and years. Bless you, dear Mary, for the many gifts your “one

I hope that 2019 brings immeasurable love, joy, peace, health and prosperity into your life. Our 2019 started out gloriously surrounded by family, friends and a feature article in The Costco Connection Magazine! http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/201901?pg=45#pg45 May each of us, our families, friends, communities, nation and world find

I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but I’m changing things up this year and making a few New Year’s “un-resolutions.” Perhaps it’s the campaign for irreverent and audacious aging I’ve been on since the publication of Courageous Aging: Your Best Years Ever Reimagined.

I’ve put a lot of hard miles on these knees, playing basketball and club soccer, competing in the Senior Olympics, and hiking trails across the world the past 69 years. But the pain got to be too much. When I re-imagined my best possible future last year, I saw

Giving is one thing. Receiving is another. Would it surprise you to learn that the best gift you can give this Thanksgiving is being a gracious receiver? Opening your heart to the full measure of someone’s love, affection, appreciation, and gratitude seems like a simple

Is the fish always the last to discover the ocean? And is the 69-year-old author who writes about courageous living the last to discover courage in his own life? Perhaps so. You see, having played soccer in high school and all the way up to